Same here. We have a 2009 Honda CR-V EX AWD. It's had Honda OEM PSF, Prestone Honda compatible PSF, and O'Reilly MasterPro brand Honda compatible PSF. I just hand pump out then refill the reservoir.
Is Honda PS Fluid Anything Special?
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I used a bottle of the Autozone Shop Pro in my daughters '08 CRV. The metal line along right frame rail rotted and was losing fluid. I filled reservoir and lost most of that on a 100 mile highway drive. I refilled with Honda PSF after replacement of the line. I can say that the Autozone Honda compatible has a seriously strong odor but does say full synthetic. I'm not sure what was in it before that as my shop did steering rack replacement about 8 months prior. I had done a couple reservoir changes with Honda PSF before they swapped racks.
decades ago I saw a MSDS of one manufacture's Honda vs non Honda PS fluid, the Honda one is thicker with more detergent. If you use the non Honda one it might leak.
